How come America hasn't adapted the same Adoption laws as UK and Austrilia?

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How come America hasn't adapted the same Adoption laws as UK and Austrilia?
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Why is America the one place that caters to Potential Adoptive Parents rather than the child's Best Interest?

Why do people believe that poor familes should place their children up for adoption?

Why do people blieve that single women or teenagers should place their babies up for adoption?

What's so terrible about keeping the natural family together?
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Canada is part of America. We are all in North America ie we are all Americans at least according to my grandfather.

Heather B

It's the money. In those countries mentioned adoption is a social service for children.

In America it's big business trading in kids. The best interests of the child are whatever the adoption facilitators and paying customer deems them to be

It's about time the US took a leaf out of other countries' books and started putting the needs of children first. Unfortunately 'free enterprise' encompasses the busness of making money off the backs of babes. Sick.

Flying Monkey #073177

America isn't the only place doing it. Us Canucks are pretty ignorant about adoption too.

Lori A

there's no money in it.

LadyCatherine

because sometimes the best interest of the child is to be adopted.

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